Wire gymnasium basket



March 15, 1932. j ONDRASIK' JR 1,849,505

WIRE GYMNASIUM BASKET Filed July 24, 1929 FIC-.2.

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INVENTOR 4 I5 14 J.ONDRASIK JR.

BY W A TORNEYS Patented Mar. 15, 1932 [Uni-TED fl STATES PATENT OFFICE- i JOSEPH ONDRASIK, JR., OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA V WIRE GYMNASIUM BASKET Application filed Jul 24,

This invention relates to improvements in wire gymnasium baskets and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a wire gymnasium basket of improved construction which is so designed as to effectively prevent the prying forwardly of the forward wall of the basket and thus prevent the surreptitious removal of articles placed in the basket.

Heretofore wire baskets have been designed and used in gymnasiums serving as lockers in which articles of wearing apparel may be placed. These baskets are caused to slide between shelves and may be locked in their innermost positions between the shelves.

It has been experienced, however, that in large public gymnasiums where the wire baskets are employed that vandals pry the forward wall of the basket forwardly so that there is a small opening between the top edge and the shelf nextabove. This opening permits the surreptitious removal of articles placed in the basket and an object of this invent-ion is to provide an improved gymnasium basket which has a rearwardly extending lip extending a material distance from the top of the front wall toward the rear of the basket which will efiectively prevent re moval of the articles in the basket even though the front wall may be pried or sprung forwardly, as above described.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wire gymnasium basket which is of novel, simple and durable construction, and which may be easily and quickly manufactured.

With the foregoing and other objects inview, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is bad to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a partial view in perspective illus- I ieeauseriai No. 380,661.

trating a basket embodying the improved construction in-applied position. a Fig. 2 isa top plan viewof the'improved basket.

Fig, 3 is a view in front elevation of the same. I a

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken upon the line 44 uponFig. 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, the improved wire gymnasium basket comprises a rectangular top frame 10 formed of very heavy Wire or light steel ,rod. ,;The forward side of this top frame is bent to form an eye 11 adapted "w to receive thelock 12, which passes through'a complementary eye fastened on the forward edge of the next above shelf S. Crossed bottom members are provided, indicatedat 13 and 14, which are also formed of heavy wire or lightsteel rod, and the ends 1 of these crossedjbottom members are bent, upwardly forming the corners for the basket. The upper ends of the upwardly extending portions of the'crossed bottom'members are'p'ositioned 1 1 against the outer sides of the corners of the rectangular top frame 10 and are Welded. or otherwise secured thereto. a

.Aisection of relatively heavy :wiremesh is provided'which is cross-shaped in-form. 15 The center of this section of wire mesh, which isindicated at 15, is positioned within the basket frame and rests on top of the crossed bottom members 13 and 14. Its ends are bent upwardly and fit within the frame, forming a front wall 16, sidewalls 17.and 18, and a back wall 19. The ends of the strands of the wire mesh are bent around the corner forming portions of. the crossed bottom members and around therectangular top frame 10, thus forming an open topped basket which is of rigid, sturdy construction. By virtue of the fact that the corner forming portions of the basket frame rest against the outer sides of the corners of the top frame 00- 10, the forces exerted on the corner forming portions between strands of the wire mesh urge these corner forming portions against the corners of the top frame and thus assist in preventing the weld from parting. 7

As previously explained, where an open topped basket has been used, vandals insert prying instruments between the top of the forward wall 16 and the forward edge of the shelf and pry this wall forwardly, forming an opening between the top ed e of the forward wall and'the edge of the shelf, through which articles left in the basket can be removed. The improved basket makes provision for preventing this and to this end a cross bar 20 is provided, which. extends transversely across the basket and has its ends welded or otherwise secured against the under side of thetop frame 10. This cross bar is located a material distance from the topedge of the front wall and is preferably positioned slightly less than half the distance from the front wall to the back wall 7 of the basket. A section of wire mesh 21 is provided, whichhas the ends of its strands secured to the top of the front wall 16, to the side walls 17 and 18, and to the cross bar 20. By this construction'the rearwardly extending lip thus provided effectively braces the front wall and prevents lbS being pried forwardly and also prevents the formation of an opening between the top of the front wall 16 and the forward edge of the shelf S. In'this way articles leftin the basket are effectively prevented from being removed.

From the above described construction it will be appreciatedthat an improved wire gymnasium basket is provided which is of simple, sturdy and durable construction and which will effectively accomplish a result which has heretofore not been provided for in constructions of this character.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim: y '1. A wire. gymnasium basket comprising a rectangular top frame, crossed bottom members having their ends bent upwardly to form corners and secured to the outer sides of the corners of the top frame, and a wire mesh resting on the crossed bottom members and having end portions bent upwardly with the ends of the strands of the wire mesh secured to the upwardly bent ends of the crossed bottom members and to the top frame.

2. A wire gymnasium basket comprising a rectangular top frame, crossed bottom members having their ends bent upwardly to form corners and secured to the outer sides of the corners of the top frame, a wire mesh resting on the crossed bottom members and having end portions bent upwardly with name to this specification.

' JOSEPH ONDRASIK, JR. 

